Question:
I am 15 months post op and in the past 3-4 days I have experienced

at odd times cold sweats with dizziness. The first time I noticed it I thought it was because I had not eaten. Today it happened again about 10 minutes after I ate 5 pistachio nuts earlier in the day I had eaten alot more than 5 with no ill side effects. About 1 hour before that I had a cup of coffee. I have dumped before and it resembles that but I had dumped before after I ate a large cookie. This time I had not eaten anything with sugar. Does anyone have any ideas what this might be?    — susan V. (posted on July 4, 2002)

July 3, 2002
It could be something as simple as a nutritional deficiency...just a shot in the dark lol. I know that a potassium deficiency can cause dizziness. So can a magnesium deficiency and a few others. Have you had labs done recently?
   — [Deactivated Member]

July 3, 2002
Those are signs of dehydration. A note to all...with the major heat wave hitting the entire country, ALWAYS carry a water bottle with you & drink, drink, drink!
   — Leslie F.

July 4, 2002
Are you eating ENOUGH? I am 14 mos out and now don't always eat as often as I should. Hypoglycemia feels like dumping because that is what dumping IS. Maybe your blood sugar is getting too low. 5 pistachios is not very much. Next time it happens try sucking on a hard candy or drinking a few ounces of orange juice. If that makes you feel better chances are it is low blood sugar. I know that it makes me feel really crappy when that happens to me!
   — ctyst

July 4, 2002
I would agree with Cheri. If I drank coffee on an empty stomach, even before surgery, I would get really shaky and hot and need to have something with sugar in it right away. I wasn't always like this. It was a gradual process that eventually got to the point that if I wanted a cup of coffee, I needed to have it with a meal, so I wouldn't get a low blood sugar attack. This happens to my husband and sister as well. Good luck!
   — Christine L.

July 4, 2002
You might want to pop onto the Grad list, for those 1+ yrs out. Great place to lurk, but you are now 1 yr out. Reactive hypoglycmia seems to be something that "happens". Hit us (my dh & me) every now & then, but just when we think we have it figured out, it's 6 months before it does again. There are people who've made it their "mission" to find out more about this annoying problem for us. (this is not MY mission, so I'm just reading) Takes quite awhile to disconnect from "what I did to myself" to "this just happens". http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG
   — vitalady

July 4, 2002
I think maybe you should have your sugar levels checked. It sounds like they may be too low. Just a thought. Have a great day.
   — Martha P.